Sarfraz Thind

• US insurer CMBS investments face threat from growing retail delinquencies

  01 May 2020

  Insurers held $136bn of CMBS with retail exposure in 2019

• Anbang sues Mirae to fulfil $5.8bn hotels purchase

  28 April 2020

  Insurer claims asset manager has 'buyer's remorse' as COVID-19 decimates hotel occupancy

• Apollo hires ex-Obama energy CRO to help renewables investment

  28 April 2020

  John MacWilliams part of four new infrastructure hires

• Regulating fear and greed in COVID-19

  27 April 2020

  Asset managers are reporting tales of firms gearing up to take advantage of the opportunities in the market. But when push comes to shove how easy is it to react? Sarfraz Thind explores the psychology of investing in a COVID-19 environment.

  

• US insurer equity portfolios plunge 25% on COVID-19

  27 April 2020

  Insurer equities lost all 2019 gains in first three months of the year, according to NAIC

• McConnell proposals to let states go bankrupt fuel municipal bond risk

  24 April 2020

  US Senate leader's comments add to further strains on COVID-19 hit insurance assets

• Chubb buys shares and IG bonds in March dislocation

  23 April 2020

  But too much uncertainty prevails to make "significant" allocation changes

• BlackRock raises record $5.1bn for energy fund

  15 April 2020

  Largest ever alternative fundraise targets insurers looking for yield

• NAIC working with state regulators on CECL delay

  03 April 2020

  COVID-19 crisis has made it impossible to make forecasts on loan loss variables

• Starr appoints John Patin as investment head

  02 April 2020

  Ex-Moore Capital man joins Hank Greenberg's insurance company